So much to blog...So little time!

Where in the world has the time gone?? I just had to take the time (at work, of course) to just do a post.. a small update! No pictures today as I am doing this in my spare time at work, but lots to tell...

We are official members of our new ward, and its only been two weeks and we already love it! We have been so warmly welcomed and invited...so warm that Jeff already got a calling haha... (I will get one now that I am teasing him, I know it).. He got called to be the varsity coach in young men's to the 14-15 year old boys. I think he will be so awesome at this new calling, and lucky for him the guy over him is a HUGE scout, so they have some pretty adventurous stuff planned! He will be teaching once a month on Sundays, which I think will be GREAT for him. The only sad part is now I lose my Sunday School partner in crime..but then again, who knows how long I will be going to Sunday School with my new calling Jeff is convinced I am getting next Sunday!

WE SOLD OUR HOUSE!!! WAHOO!!! It ended up being a short sale of course. It was about 60K less that we owed. Yes, that is how much we lost in ONE YEAR. In 2008 we bought the house with equity, YES I said WITH EQUITY! It was a long hard road of 5 sale fall thru's. Just when we were about to give up, the Lord answered our prayers with a motivated cash buyer. We closed in less than a week from the offer!

We have done some fun stuff lately, so I will try and sum it all up...

In August, we went on a hike in Zions with my brother and sister in law. It was tons of fun, the kids came along too. We had ice cream in the park and ate at a creepy restaurant in Virgin, UT... Once in a lifetime experience that was :)

For Peach Days this year we were graced with the presence of Joey and Andrea and Jack for a FUN filled weekend of food and late night games ( including Andreas major CHEATING on Scattergories!!) Haha Love ya girl! We had SO much fun with them and cant wait till they come up again next weekend for Jeff's big b-day weekend and plates full of Sushi :)
PS.. Andrea, I am STILL waiting for pictures, I will give you till the weekend, then I am gonna kick your butt hehe....

Jeff turns the big 3-3 on Octover 10th... We are planning and fun dinner out and maybe a little party bbq for him on Monday the 12th... We are also going to visit the Staheli Farms Pumpkin Patch with the kiddos.. And if plans go our way we will celebrate with our awesome friends. And maybe even a shopping trip to Downeast Basics home store, just for you Andrea! I want some cute cheap home decorations :)

October 15-18, Jeff gets to go on a vacation with his dad and brother to California to see my nephew graduate Marine boot camp. It will be an awesome trip for them. They are taking dad to their home town of Yucaipa, Ca. and just coasting the highway together. Jeff is so excited to spend some quality time with them and just have a fun boys weekend. Me on the other hand will be starting my second round of HCG, and be home all alone with the little man....

Speaking of HCG, I just finished a 25 day round and lost 20 pounds! I can't wait till the next round so I can get skinny for the Holidays.. only to get chunky again on mamas Thanksgiving stuffing! Really, it was a challenging diet, but I endured and it was so worth it!

Now, for the most important thing yet.... And update on my little man JJ..

He is truly the best thing that has ever happened to me.. I do not know what I would do without him in my life, he is my reason for living! Here are some things about JJ at 2 years and 10 months ( YES, he will be 3 in two months!!!)

- He is obsessed with Transformers and Coraline
- He is the funniest kid I have ever met, really I have never been around a funnier kid. No joke!
- He has a bit of a potty mouth and seems to like the word b-hole. I cannot figure out where he heard it from. Its a little embarassing to admit, but it friggin' hilarious cause he doesn't say the word he actually says "B-Hole".. Really??? Who taught this kid!
- He loves evening walks with mom and dad, I think its his favorite time of day.
- He is going to be Batman for Halloween, his choice.
- He loves mac'n'cheese.
- He loves his mommy... But he LOVES his daddy. Just the way daddy thinks it should be.
- He loves to mow the lawn on the tractor with papa.
- He only goes to nursery because they have tractors. Which is ok with me.
- Everytime we see a tractor, he yells "Mommy, there's a tractor! Im gonna drive a tractor when I be a Farm" (Meaning he wants to be a farmer).
- He loves to play at Lisa's and Gama's and Gampa's while mommy works.
- He comes into mommy and daddy's bed every night at 3am. But goes to bed in his own bed like a big boy at bedtime.
- He has no bed time, he stays up every night with mommy and daddy watching movies and eating popcorn :)
- He is the light of everyones life around him, this kid has so much love given to him, he will be filled up forever.
- He gives the best hugs and kisses and gives so much love! He has the sweetest lips and LOVES to just cuddle.
- He self declares proudly that " I am mommy's baby, but I am daddy's bog boy"

What would I do without this kid?!?! Someday we hope for number two..but for now, I just relish in the moments I have with this little guy!

Thats all for now.. I will be back very soon with some pictures to go with all our fun things that have been going on ( HINT HINT Andrea!)....

Dear Blog,

We are alive. We still exist. We are sorry for neglecting you. We really do love you. We are sorry. We haven't not visited you for lack of blog worthy stories, we just can't manage our time very well. We will be back soon. With lots of pictures. We will give you the attention you deserve again very soon, we promise. We will never neglect you again.

Love,
The Johnson Family.

Farwell....

To the man who brought us Thriller and, along with it, THE most popular song of the 80's.. To the wierdo who swore his white kids were really his "biological' children.. To the man who was born black and then died white... To the worlds best dancer, and the recipient of the "Millenium" award ( who, by the way, will be the only winner of that one in our lifetime!)... To the man who sang and performed the worlds most popular music..To the man who can be identified before the 2nd note of any on of his songs... To the wierdee who hung his kids over a balcony and dressed them all, as well as himself, in the most popular middle eastern fashions... To the man who loved children (which, usually got him into a little trouble)... To the man who was born with a nose, and died without one.. To the man who started the "having a little man next to you hold your umbrella" trend ( P. Diddy thanks you for that one)... and last but not least...

To the King Of Pop.....
Rest in Peace!

A Shout Out......

To the cute, sassy, dancin', drama-clubbin', funny, creative, silly, kind, smart, sweet, and awesomest niece in the world........
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!

I cannot believe how time flies! It seems like yesterday I graduated high school, and 12 days later you were born!! It has been 9 years already?!?!?

You are such a good girl Zoe! I love to hear from your Mom how sweet and good you are! You are SUCH a good big sister, and I love to see pictures and hear stories about how sweet and caring you are! We are all so happy to call you ours :) I hope you always remember how much you are loved by all of us who can't be there to see you everyday, and especially on your special day. I want you to know that you are such a special part of our family!!!!!

To all of us from Utah.................. ( but especially me :)...........

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!!!!!!
XOXOXOXXOXOXOXO

I Love You.. Love Aunt Lenzi

Just some happenings...

So there are a couple things I have to report....


1. JEFF GOT A JOB! Wahoo :) He is working at a Rehabilitation and Senior Care Center called Kolob. I think he will really like it there, and it is a good place to be when you want to go to shool for Nursing because they offer tuition reimbursment!

2. Jeff passed his state exams for his CNA and he is now officially certified!.. Now onto LPN!

3. There is an awesome preschool here in town and the teacher has decided to start a 3 year old class this Fall. Even though JJ won't be 3 until December, she has agreed to take him and I am SO excited for him, I think he will do so good, and have so much fun! I am really excited for him to be around other kids and be more social.

4. We are also in potty training mode! Not very many accidents, only 2 in 3 days :) He looks so dang cute in his little boxer briefs. Dad wont let him wear briefs, he says they are girly and look like panties haha.. I will get some pics of him in his cute boxers, he is so proud of them and loves to wear them! He still has yet to do numero dos, but he has been promised a HUGE present from Grandma and Grandpa, and a pool in our new backyard from mom and dad... Wouldn't that make you dookie?!?!?!!?

Thats about all for the fun stuff.. Here are a couple pics from our recent park pic-nic.... This kid is so dang handsome.. Hes gonna be a heartbreaker!



Cute family photo op :)

Daddy swingin his boy.. doesn't he look excited?
This one's for you Les.. Here is the new blonde coif.. and the bangs I braved :) O, ps.. Brad, I am smiling in this one.. No mug shot this time :)
I was just staring at him... I was hoping I could capture the perfect handsomness and preciousness through the lens! I love this boy...

A Little Bit of Everything....

I will begin with a moment to capture the very essence of our Memorial Day camping weekend.................

We had so much fun camping! We went to a place called Oak Grove.. GORGEOUS!!!!! If anyone wants to come camping in these parts.. call me for directions, you will find no better place... ( except for Deer Haven... right Central Stake girls???!!?!?!) Camping is just in my blood... for me it is a place to really relax and just come back off my high from the everyday chaos. Every time I get the opportunity to camp, my mind races back to girls camp days! I love to do it, and what better person to do it with than this sexy man :)
Ok this was a bad shot... sorry you have to witness this.


Here is our little family the very last night. You can see on our faces and you can probably smell the stinch oozing from your moniter right now!
Makin smores!

Kolbey needed some supermodels to photograph, we just couldnt say no and dissapoint.
Reall though.. On a serious note.. How sexy and cute is this man!!?!? My life is truley not complete without him.....
and him too....


I love this little man..... He was SO much fun to take camping, it was his first trip, and boy did he have a blast!!


I was trying to take a nap and Jeff was camera happy... So I Played along!
So did he.....
This was the first day, can't you see how nice and clean we are.. and look my makeup is still on! ( NO I don't wear makeup to camp, I had to work that morning, and went straight to camp when I got off!!!)
How could you not wanna kiss all over that face??????
He had NO FEAR of bugs out in the wild... but you get him back to the big city, and he thinks a fly may kill him :)
So, Camping was a total blast! We had a ton of fun with Lisa and Shane and the kids, and can't wait to do it again!

Moving on to some random things we have been up to lately.. And when I say 'we'... I mean this guy...

Who 'paints' his toes.....
Packs himself to move... REAL hard worker this one is....
Puckers for the camera.....
Models the latest haloween fashions......
Loves to put on mascara......
And eat peanut butter......


Who lOvEs to wear his daddys hat......
And mow the lawn.....
And visit the Temple with daddy.....

Who LoVeS to blow bubbles with his awesom Buzz Lightyear Bubble Machine....

And who LoVes him some Batman.....

And the little one who can steal my heart.....
Just by smiling.........
And just being.........

Just a little note...

We are alive and well.. We just moved this last weekend, it was an interesting experience becuase our A/C went out the first night, in a brand new condo!!!! So that didnt get fixed until tuesday night.. Interesting weekend! We are still up in the air with where everything is, so I am wearing the same pair of pants every day :)

We get to go camping this weekend for Memorial Day, we are so excited to get away for a couple days! Plus, its a perfect vacation for people who are in the middle of moving and dont know where their clothes are, we can just wear the same outfit everyday!!

There hasnt been any grand news to share, or grand events that we have attended.. we have been visiting the local splash pad here almost every day and JJ LOVES it! I think it will definatly be our summer event.. We have also been BBQing a lot lately, I love summer BBQ's at dusk! Other than that we have just been working and moving!

No pictures today, I am posting this at work (naughty, I know!) But I will have a fun post when we get back from camping with some fun pics.. I have some pretty funny pics of JJ being a little menace, they make me smile!

Until then, everybody have a fuin Memorial Day weekend and... Happy Blogging!